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f-rated health. However, participants on average reported they have experi-
enced three health problems in the last month. Half of the participants report-
ed no sickness absenteeism in the past year, 24.0% one to seven days and 21.4%
eight to 30 days. Similarly, almost half of the sample (46.0%) reported no sick-
ness presenteeism in the past year, while 33.2% one to seven days and 21.4%
eight to 30 days (for details see Table 2).
Table 2: Frequency of perceived stress and health-related characteristics/
outcomes of the sample.
Perceived stress level, M±SD Total sample (N=796)
3.0 ± 0.9
High, f (%) 203 (25.5) association between perceived stress, self-rated health, work productivity and stress management intervention 183
Medium, f (%) 366 (46.0)
Low, f (%) 227 (28.5)
Self-rated health, M±SD 2.3 ± 0.8
Good or very good, f (%) 496 (62.3)
Fair, f (%) 250 (31.4)
Poor or very poor, f (%) 50 (6.3)
3.0 ± 2.3
Number of experienced health problems in the past month, M±SD 362 (45.5)
0-2, f (%) 371 (46.6)
3-6, f (%) 63 (7.9)
7-10, f (%) 7.6 ± 19.4
400 (50.3)
Sickness absenteeism in the past year (days), M±SD 191 (24.0)
0 days. f (%) 170 (21.4)
1-7 days, f (%) 29 (3.6)
8-30 days, f (%) 6 (0.8)
31-90 days, f (%) 4.6 ± 7.5
≥ 91 days, f (%) 366 (46.0)
264 (33.2)
Sickness presenteeism in the past year (days), M±SD 162 (20.4)
0 days, f (%) 3 (0.4)
1-7 days, f (%) 1 (0.1)
8-30 days, f (%)
31-90 days, f (%)
≥ 91 days, f (%)
**p<0.01
Frequency of perceived stress was significantly associated with self-rat-
ed health (r=0.29**), number of experienced health problems in the past year
(r=0.39**), days of sickness absenteeism (r=0.12**) and sickness presenteeism
(r=0.28**) in the past year.
Total number of implemented measures to prevent or manage work re-
lated-stress ranged from zero to five (M±SD=2.2±1.5) in the included organisa-
tions and was significantly associated (r=-0.13**) with frequency of perceived
stress. Among the most commonly implemented stress management interven-
tions were: informing employees about work-related stress and its consequenc-
es (58.8%), stress management training provision (35.2%) and informing em-
enced three health problems in the last month. Half of the participants report-
ed no sickness absenteeism in the past year, 24.0% one to seven days and 21.4%
eight to 30 days. Similarly, almost half of the sample (46.0%) reported no sick-
ness presenteeism in the past year, while 33.2% one to seven days and 21.4%
eight to 30 days (for details see Table 2).
Table 2: Frequency of perceived stress and health-related characteristics/
outcomes of the sample.
Perceived stress level, M±SD Total sample (N=796)
3.0 ± 0.9
High, f (%) 203 (25.5) association between perceived stress, self-rated health, work productivity and stress management intervention 183
Medium, f (%) 366 (46.0)
Low, f (%) 227 (28.5)
Self-rated health, M±SD 2.3 ± 0.8
Good or very good, f (%) 496 (62.3)
Fair, f (%) 250 (31.4)
Poor or very poor, f (%) 50 (6.3)
3.0 ± 2.3
Number of experienced health problems in the past month, M±SD 362 (45.5)
0-2, f (%) 371 (46.6)
3-6, f (%) 63 (7.9)
7-10, f (%) 7.6 ± 19.4
400 (50.3)
Sickness absenteeism in the past year (days), M±SD 191 (24.0)
0 days. f (%) 170 (21.4)
1-7 days, f (%) 29 (3.6)
8-30 days, f (%) 6 (0.8)
31-90 days, f (%) 4.6 ± 7.5
≥ 91 days, f (%) 366 (46.0)
264 (33.2)
Sickness presenteeism in the past year (days), M±SD 162 (20.4)
0 days, f (%) 3 (0.4)
1-7 days, f (%) 1 (0.1)
8-30 days, f (%)
31-90 days, f (%)
≥ 91 days, f (%)
**p<0.01
Frequency of perceived stress was significantly associated with self-rat-
ed health (r=0.29**), number of experienced health problems in the past year
(r=0.39**), days of sickness absenteeism (r=0.12**) and sickness presenteeism
(r=0.28**) in the past year.
Total number of implemented measures to prevent or manage work re-
lated-stress ranged from zero to five (M±SD=2.2±1.5) in the included organisa-
tions and was significantly associated (r=-0.13**) with frequency of perceived
stress. Among the most commonly implemented stress management interven-
tions were: informing employees about work-related stress and its consequenc-
es (58.8%), stress management training provision (35.2%) and informing em-
